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- Director
- Producer
- Actor
Otto Ludwig Preminger was born in Wiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary. His father was a prosecutor, and Otto originally intended to follow his father into a law career; however, he fell in love with the theater in his 20's and became one of the most imaginative stage producers and directors. He was only 24 when engaged by Max Reinhardt to take over his theatre where he produced all kids of plays. He directed his first film in 1931, and came to the US in 1936 to direct 'Libel' on the Broadway stage. He then moved to Hollywood where he signed with Fox becoming the first independent producer / director .He alternated between stage and film until the great success of Laura (1944) made him an A-list director in Hollyood.
For two decades after "Laura was released in 1944, Preminger ranked as one of the top directors in the world. His powers began to wane after Advise & Consent (1962), and by the end of the decade, he was considered washed-up. However, such was the potency of his craftsmanship that he continued to direct major motion pictures into the 1970s, with Rosebud (1975) getting scathing reviews. His last directorial effort was The Human Factor (1979), which won him respectful notices.
Otto Preminger died on April 23, 1986 in New York City from the effects of lung cancer and Alzheimer's disease. He was 80 years old.- Lida Piazza was born on 25 October 1922 in Troisk, Siberia, Russia. She was an actress, known for Thriller (1960), Mike Hammer (1958) and Perry Mason (1957). She died on 23 April 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
No American has written more first-rate songs than Arlen. He grew up in a musical family (his father was a cantor), and disappointed but didn't surprise his parents by dropping out of high school to become a musician. A stint as pianist and singer with a dance band, the Buffalodians, allowed him to escape Buffalo for New York City. Arlen stayed on after the band's demise; after some mostly unsuccessful attempts to conquer vaudeville or Broadway, Arlen stumbled onto a tune that, with lyrics by Ted Koehler, became "Get Happy", his first hit. With Koehler as lyricist, Arlen became the staff composer for Harlem's Cotton Club, a premiere showcase for African-American entertainers such as Cab Calloway and Ethel Waters. They wrote "I've Got the World on a String" and "Ill Wind", among dozens of others. Arlen's second important collaborator was E.Y. Harburg, with whom he composed the score for _Wizard of Oz, The (1939)_, celebrated specialty numbers for Bert Lahr and Groucho Marx, and two Broadway musicals. In the 1940s, Arlen reached the peak of his popularity with his third major partner, Johnny Mercer; most of their hits, such as "Blues in the Night", "My Shining Hour" and "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)", were written for the movies, as Hollywood replaced the stage as the songwriters' most lucrative market. As he aged, Arlen grew increasingly frustrated with Hollywood's waste of material and Broadway's rigmarole; his personal life in this period was also unhappy. His best songs, though, in renditions by performers li ke Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra and later cabaret singers and jazz musicians, have continued to be seen as classics.- Animation Department
Kaem Wong was born on 26 October 1908 in Toyshan, China. Kaem is known for The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972), Treasure Island (1973) and Oliver Twist (1974). Kaem died on 23 April 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Jim Laker was born on 9 February 1922 in Shipley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was married to Lily Laker. He died on 23 April 1986 in Putney, London, England, UK.
- Actress
Lida Durova was born on 25 October 1922 in Troetskosavsk, Siberia, Russia. She was an actress. She was married to Ben Piazza. She died on 23 April 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Music Department
Yuriy Gulyayev was born on 9 August 1930 in Tyumen, Russian SFSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Inspektor ugolovnogo rozyska (1971), Ukrainskaya rapsodiya (1961) and Novogodnee pokhishcheniye (1970). He died on 23 April 1986 in Moscow, USSR.